An exhibition of Osbert Lancaster’s work, Cartoons and Coronets, will be held at the Wallace Collection between 2 October 2008 and 11 January 2009. Osbert Lancaster P25 was one of the most famous artistic personalities of his day, renowned as an architectural satirist, illustrator, theatre designer and cartoonist. This exhibition, which marks the centenary of his birth, will celebrate the astonishing range of Lancaster as an artist and as a chronicler of style and fashion, drawing on an unparalleled archive of original designs, illustrations, works on paper, sketchbooks, theatre sets and photographs, none of which have ever been previously exhibited. There is even a picture of Purple Johnson, his carthusian art beak who helped him craft his art in his school days.
Talks in the exhibition galleries every Thursday and the first Saturday of the month at 1pm. FREE & no booking required.
Sir Osbert Lancaster was one of the most famous artistic personalities of his day. Hear about the astonishing range of his work as an artist and as a chronicler of style and fashion within the exhibition, ‘Cartoons & Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster’.
Friday 21 November, 6.30pm, followed by drinks until 8.30pm. The exhibition will be open prior to the lecture and until 9pm.
Cost: £10, includes a glass of wine.
Booking essential on 020 7563 9551 or booking@wallacecollection.org.
James Knox, curator of the Wallace Collection’s exhibition Cartoons and Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster, surveys Osbert Lancaster’s life and work, highlighting his close friendship with Anthony Powell.